Associations to the word «Instinct»
Noun
- Intuition
- Preservation
- Freud
- Survival
- Killer
- Gut
- Impulse
- Brute
- Intellect
- Finer
- Gratification
- Eros
- Craving
- Prompting
- Habit
- Obedience
- Urge
- Reflex
- Appetite
- Herd
- Aggression
- Emotion
- Combo
- Companionship
- Passion
- Repression
- Morality
- Tendency
- Affection
- Sentiment
- Patriotism
- Mankind
- Manifestation
- Prudence
- Animal
- Sympathy
- Nature
- Conscience
- Temperament
- Desire
Adjective
- Primal
- Maternal
- Innate
- Instinctive
- Implanted
- Trusting
- Brute
- Uncanny
- Primitive
- Guided
- Savage
- Protective
- Repressed
- Trusted
- Feminine
- Animal
- Keen
- Unconscious
- Prophetic
- Endowed
- Inherited
- Dormant
- Selfish
- Reflex
- Marvellous
- Awakened
- Irrational
- Conscious
- Irresistible
- Civilized
- Reasoning
- Moral
- Subtle
- Inherent
- Natural
- Cunning
- Rational
- Aesthetic
- Vague
- Sexual
- Morbid
- Paternal
- Mere
Wiktionary
INSTINCT, noun. A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
INSTINCT, noun. An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought.
INSTINCT, adjective. (archaic) Imbued, charged (with something).
INSTINCT SHOOTING, noun. Art of accurately shooting instinctively, without aiming and concentrating on the target.
Dictionary definition
INSTINCT, noun. Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals".
INSTINCT, adjective. (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.